Internet2 QBone Initiative

Motivation & Background
Many Internet2 applications require QoS
Despite years of IntServ/RSVP work, scalable & interoperable QoS is not here!
Internet2 QoS Working Group wrestled with this and...
Launched QBone initiative to:
Build a QoS testbed and iterate as we learn
Balance networking research with providing a service
Build upon IETF DiffServ work
Support intradomain & interdomain deployment

Application QoS Requirements
Q: What services do tomorrow’s applications need?
A: There are really a broad range of needs
Need better understanding through experience

Network QoS Requirements

“Typical” Internet2 Performance

QBone Architecture
IETF “Diff” + QBone “Serv”
Diff: Expedited Forwarding (EF) (RFC 2598)
Serv: QBone Premium Service (QPS)
Contract: leased line emulation at a specified peak rate
Near-zero loss
Low, bounded jitter
Reservation Setup Protocol
Phase0: long-lived, manual setup, campus-to-campus extent
Phase1: more dynamic, automatic setup, flexible extent
QBone Measurement Architecture
Uniform collection of QoS metrics
Uniform dissemination interface

Initial QIG*
* 11 February 1999 (actual connectivity and participating networks may vary as deployment progresses)

Recent Activities
QBone architecture (v1.0) finalized
QBone BB Advisory Council (QBBAC) draft recommendations on web site
Interdomain QPS demonstrated (nM demo)
UCAID participation in DOE/NGI testbed (instrumentation, consultation)
QCon router interoperability event
BBop bandwidth broker operability event

QBone BB Group (QBBAC)
Chartered to recommend inter-BB signaling experiment
Numerous R&E and corporate partners
6 proto-BBs recently tested at BBop:
Merit
U. Kansas
Siemens
Requirements/protocol draft on web site
Converging on recommendation; top contenders:
Lightweight, flexible setup protocol
Int-over-Diff

Abilene QBone Plans
The Plan:
Abilene aggressively implementing QBone architecture
The Status:
Testing GSR edge card functionality (CAR)
Deploying new GSR core cards (MDRR)
Pursuing QBone peerings with ESNet, Dante
Phased rollout starting “real soon”
The Team:
UCAID
Indiana U.
I-TEC
North Carolina
Ohio

Abilene QoS Service Phasing

Coming up...
Abilene QBone deployment (Fall/Winter)
Final QBBAC recommendations (r.s.n.)
Second Internet2 Joint Applications/Engineering QoS Workshop: “QBone: Early Experiences and the Road Ahead” (Feb 9-10)
“Phase 0” QBone rollout

For more information...
QBone home page:
http://www.internet2.edu/qbone
Internet2 QoS Working Group home page:
http://www.internet2.edu/qos/wg

More Info ...
www.internet2.edu
{dvh|ted|almes|matt|ben}@internet2.edu
mbeck@cs.utk.edu
apps.internet2.edu/talks/
Internet2
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Ann Arbor, MI 48108
+1.734.913.4250

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